May 8th, 1879 was a Thursday.
April 21st, 1879 - May 21st, 1879
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 49 days, exactly on June 16th, 2024, people who were born on May 8th, 1879 will be 53,000 days old!
President of the United States from 1945 to 1953
*May 8th, 1884, Lamar †December 26th, 1972, Kansas CityVenezuelan journalist and cultural activist
*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, CaracasAustrian and British economist
*May 8th, 1899, Vienna †March 23rd, 1992, Freiburg im BreisgauFrench communist politician, editor
*May 8th, 1874, Paris †September 24th, 1920, NalchikAmerican stand-up comedian (1926–2017)
*May 8th, 1926, Queens †April 6th, 2017, Beverly HillsFrench comics author (1938–2012)
*May 8th, 1938, Nogent-sur-Marne †March 10th, 2012, MontrougeSwiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)
*May 8th, 1828, Geneva †October 30th, 1910, HeidenGerman-born theoretical physicist; developer of the theory of relativity (1879–1955)
*March 14th, 1879, Ulm †April 18th, 1955, PrincetonRussian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
*October 26th, 1879, Bereslavka †August 21st, 1940, CoyoacánGerman general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969)
*October 29th, 1879, Werl †May 2nd, 1969, SasbachRussian-American actress, screenwriter and producer (1879–1945)
*June 3rd, 1879, Yalta †July 13th, 1945, Los AngelesGerman physicist, Nobel laureate and anti-Nazi
*October 9th, 1879, Koblenz †April 24th, 1960, West BerlinFrench general (1879-1945)
*March 12th, 1879, Biache-Saint-Vaast †April 19th, 1945, Dachau concentration campAmerican writer (1879-1933)
*September 19th, 1879, Washington, D.C. †December 16th, 1933, New York CitySwiss artist (1879-1940)
*December 18th, 1879, Münchenbuchsee †June 29th, 1940, MuraltoFrench painter and writer (1879-1953)
*January 22nd, 1879, Paris †November 30th, 1953, ParisIndian Hindu sage (1879–1950)
*December 30th, 1879, Tiruchuli Assembly constituency †April 14th, 1950, Sri Ramana AshramSwedish-American actor (1879–1938)
*October 3rd, 1879, Västerbotten County †August 6th, 1938, StockholmBritish-American actress (1883-1974)
*December 30th, 1879, Hornsey †July 22nd, 1974, BeaumontIndian poet, politician, governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from 1947 to 1949
*February 13th, 1879, Hyderabad †March 2nd, 1949, LucknowBritish suffragette (1879-1953)
*September 13th, 1879, Springhead †July 9th, 1953, Letchworth Garden CityPolish artist (1879-1944)
*July 28th, 1879, Tarnów †August 23rd, 1944, Mauthausen concentration campFixed holidays (Christian feast day, Victory in Europe Day, and its related observances) which are celebrated on May 8th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
No: With 365 days 1879 is a normal year and no leap year.